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Amaryllis

Amaryllis \Am`a*ryl"lis\, n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. ?, ?, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]

  1. A pastoral sweetheart.

    To sport with Amaryllis in the shade.
    --Milton.

  2. (bot.)

    1. A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.

    2. A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
amaryllis

autumn-flowering bulbs, 1794, adopted by Linnaeus from Latin, from Greek Amaryllis, typical name of a country girl or shepherdess (in Theocritus, Virgil, Ovid, etc.).

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amaryllis

n. 1 The (vern: belladonna lily), (taxlink Amaryllis belladonna species noshow=1), native to South Africa. 2 A similar lily in genus (taxlink Hippeastrum genus noshow=1), such as (taxlink Hippeastrum puniceum species noshow=1), and cultivars.

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amaryllis

n. bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers

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Amaryllis

Amaryllis is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae ( tribe Amaryllideae). It is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species. The better known of the two, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of the Western Cape region of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest area between the Olifants River Valley to Knysna. For many years there was confusion among botanists over the generic names Amaryllis and Hippeastrum, one result of which is that the common name "amaryllis" is mainly used for cultivars of the genus Hippeastrum, widely sold in the winter months for their ability to bloom indoors. Plants of the genus Amaryllis are known as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, naked lady, amarillo, Easter lily in Southern Australia or, in South Africa, March lily due to its propensity to flower around March. This is one of numerous genera with the common name "lily" due to their flower shape and growth habit. However, they are only distantly related to the true lily, Lilium.

Amaryllis (Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian album)

Amaryllis is an album by pianist Marilyn Crispell, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Paul Motian recorded in 2000 and released on the ECM label.

Amaryllis (Shinedown album)

Amaryllis is the fourth studio album by American rock band Shinedown. It was announced on January 3, 2012, the same day as the first single, " Bully," was released, for release on March 27, with pre-orders opening on January 17. A music video for the song " Unity" was released on March 12. An e-book about the making of Amaryllis, titled For Your Sake: Inside the Making of Amaryllis, was released concurrently with the album.

The album was recorded at Lightning Sound Studios, Ocean Way Recording, No Excuses Studios and Capitol Studios, and was produced by Rob Cavallo, who also produced the band's previous album, The Sound of Madness. Amaryllis was released on Atlantic Records in the United States and via Roadrunner elsewhere.

Speaking about the album, Shinedown singer Brent Smith said that "During the recording [of Amaryllis], the vision of what Shinedown is and where it's going became completely clear. Amaryllis is the manifestation of that vision, the centerpiece of what Shinedown is. It reflects on everything we've done and where we're heading. It's a message of empowerment, perseverance, and inspiration that I think speaks to fans that have been with us since the beginning as well as those who are just learning about who we are and what we're about." "Adrenaline" served as the official theme song to WWE's Extreme Rules (2012). The album's second single, "Unity", was released on May 15. The album's third single, "Enemies" is used as the theme song to WWE Raw from July 25, 2016.

On October 22, 2014, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.

Amaryllis (disambiguation)

Amaryllis is a small genus of flowering bulbs, with two species.

Amaryllis may also refer to:

Amaryllis (restaurant)

Amaryllis was a restaurant located in the One Devonshire Gardens hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. It was opened by chef Gordon Ramsay, with David Dempsey operating the restaurant on a daily basis for the celebrity chef. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2002, which it held until the restaurant's closure in 2004.

Amaryllis (catamaran)

Amaryllis was a catamaran sailboat designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and launched in 1876. It was notable for its significant victory in the 1876 New York Centennial Regatta, which resulted in multihull sailing vessels being banned from organized sailing competitions. Ironically, Herreshoff was later to become a celebrated monohull designer.

Amaryllis was succeeded by a second catamaran vessel, Tarantella.

It is said that prejudice against multihulls resulting from Amarayllis' superior performance was only overcome by Victor Tchetchet much later in 1946.

Usage examples of "amaryllis".

When a bold hunch leads them from a wild murder investigation to a red-hot love affair, Amaryllis is shocked, Lucas is delighted-- and no power on heaven, earth or St.

It was obvious that Amaryllis was, in her own way, as alien to him as the ancient artifacts.

Lucas had a strong suspicion that Amaryllis was stuffed to her pretty eyeballs with a host of old-fashioned, boring, and very inconvenient virtues.

His bold cheekbones, aggressive nose, and strong jaw were as exotic, compelling, and mysterious to Amaryllis as the alien artifacts themselves.

Lucas Trent was, after all, the most important client Amaryllis had signed up since she had come to work for Psynergy, Inc.

Trent has arranged for Amaryllis to masquerade as a member of the catering staff at the reception.

Pleased with the dress and with the fact that she was ready ten minutes before Lucas was scheduled to arrive, Amaryllis walked out of her bedroom.

The phone rang just as Amaryllis turned to lead the way toward the door.

For one brief, shining moment, Amaryllis felt an unexpected sense of mutual empathy flash between them.

The shame and the humiliation cast shadows for years, especially in small towns such as the one where Amaryllis had been raised.

From birth, Amaryllis had been surrounded by a host of loving relatives.

Lucas stood with Amaryllis at the far end of the museum hall and tried to keep his attention on Miranda Locking and Merrick Beech.

In his considered opinion, Amaryllis was anything but professional this evening.

Lucas was the first to acknowledge that he had no great gift for intuition, but he had a strong suspicion that there was a lot more to the story than Amaryllis implied.

But he was not surprised to learn that Amaryllis was excited by the sight of Madison Sheffield.